Runes of Magic US / AU

I've heard that the architecture of the 2nd level walls makes possible an exploit in siege where people jump from the hills in back and land inside your castle. Don't know how to do this exactly myself, so can't completely confirm. Also, my guild has had level 2 walls for a very long time and don't know of any instance where anyone has actually done it against us. Nevertheless, you may want to investigate that a bit before upgrading the walls.

Maybe someone else can give you a more detailed breakdown of differences between lvl 1 and level 2, but I think it just comes down to architecture.

Oh, idea: find a friendly guild with lvl 2 walls and join them with an alt. That'll give you a tour and you can see for yourself.

I believe the castle upgrade is cosmetic only. Too damn expensive, so i haven't given it much thought.

Here is what the Wiki says: Modifies the front and stairs inside the castle,
giving you attack points to the side of the gate and a balcony above it

Quoted from "Auros;585732"

I believe the castle upgrade is cosmetic only. Too damn expensive, so i haven't given it much thought.

Here is what the Wiki says: Modifies the front and stairs inside the castle,
giving you attack points to the side of the gate and a balcony above it

And the wiki isn't *quite* correct, or at least leaves out some information.

The stone outer wall upgrade gives you four additional foundation (large) points outside the walls, so you can move some buildings that aren't essential to siege outside the walls--buff towers and such--and replace them inside the walls with more useful buildings, such as processing factories, farm, drill grounds, et cetera, where they are better protected.

Remember, each proc provides five (5) crystal extractors, and there's no question that more extractors are definitely better--more crystals available for buying defensive towers, offensive and defensive skill upgrades, scrolls, and so on.